Speculation about the possibility of staff reductions spread
in the Coastal Bend after the Corpus Christi-based Susser family sold its
interest in the Stripes chain nearly two years ago.

In April 2014, Energy Transfer Partners announced its plans
to purchase Susser Holdings, then Corpus Christi's only Fortune 500 company,
for $1.8 billion. Shareholders signed off on the deal in August 2014.